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Little Chelsea, 61 Stoke Fields, Guildford, GU1 4LT

Refused Guildford 26/W/00007 Renewable Energy

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Prior approval under Schedule 2, Part 14, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) to determine if prior approval is required for the installation of solar panels on roof.

As published by the council, reference 26/W/00007

Application record

Reference
26/W/00007
Type
Renewable Energy
Status
Decided
Decision
Refuse
Received
3 Feb 2026
Validated
3 Feb 2026
Decided
30 Mar 2026
Ward
Stoke
Parish
Stoke
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
GU1 4LT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Feb 2026

    Received by Guildford

  2. 30 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

11 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About this record

Reading the register

This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that Guildford is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.

Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.

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